Ubuntu

or another derivative

2 GB of RAM

<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/32-bit-and-64-bit-windows-frequently-asked-questions-c6ca9541-8dce-4d48-0415-94a3faa2e13d">64-bit</a>

Intel processor

not Apple processor

<a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/198615/how-to-check-if-your-linux-system-is-32-bit-or-64-bit/">64-bit</a>

½ hour

To learn about the processor in your Mac, choose <b>Apple menu &nbsp;▸ About This Mac</b> and check the <b>Processor</b> or <b>Chip</b> information.

If your Mac has an Apple chip, Tails won't work.

Making Tails work on Apple chips represents a massive engineering challenge.

The <a href="https://asahilinux.org/">Asahi Linux</a> project is working on support for Apple chips in Linux. Support for <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple/M1">Apple chips in Debian</a> is following along, but it is not complete yet.

You can track our own experiments on [[!tails_ticket 10972]].

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